Jawad A. Salehi received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Irvine, in 1979, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, all in electrical engineering, from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, in 1980 and 1984, respectively. From 1981 to 1984, he was a full-time Research Assistant at the Communication Science Institute (CSI) at USC, where he was engaged in research in the area of spread spectrum systems. From 1984 to 1993, he was a Member of the Technical Staff of the Applied Research Area, Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), Morristown, NJ. In 1990, he was with the Laboratory of Information and Decision Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, as a Visiting Research Scientist researching optical multiple-access networks. He joined the Sharif University of Technology in 1999 and is currently a Distinguished Professor of the Electrical Engineering Department, at Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran, Iran. He is the founder and director of the Optical Networks Research Laboratory (ONRL) and Quantum Communications and Information Sciences Laboratory at the Electrical Engineering Department of SUT, advanced theoretical and experimental research labs in emerging optical wireless and fiber communications as well as futuristic Quantum aspects of communication and biological systems, in particular, animate creatures. He is also a co-founder of the Advanced Communications Research Institute (ACRI) at SUT for advancing the graduate school research program in communications science. Also, he was the Director of the National Center of Excellence in Communications Science at the Electrical Engineering Department of Sharif University of Technology from 2003 to 2006. Dr. Salehi is a highly distinguished researcher and academic. He has received numerous awards and accolades for his contributions to the field of electrical engineering, including the Bellcore's Award of Excellence, Nationwide Outstanding Research Award, Nations Highly Cited Researcher Award, and Outstanding Research Awards from his department. He has been recognized by prestigious organizations such as the Iran Academy of Science, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Islamic World Academy of Science. Additionally, he has been honored as an outstanding inventor and as one of the most influential researchers worldwide. Dr. Salehi has also made significant contributions to the field of optical communication, holding multiple U.S. patents and serving in editorial and leadership roles within professional organizations.